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3rd Annual Madelia River 5K Run/Walk Saturday, July 12 – 5K starts at 9am; kids fun run at 10am (kids fun run for children up to age 12)

Race begins at Madelia Town Hall; on-site registration and check-in: July 11 from 4:30-6pm and July 12 from 7:30-8:45am. Questions, contact the Madelia Community Hospital Foundation at 507-642-5224 or email staciocoo@mchospital.org.

Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13 – Murray County Fairgrounds, 8th Annual Murray County Classic Horse Draft Show in Slayton

Show times Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 12:30pm; gates open at 9am both days

Farm Team Demonstrations-Saturday 10am, south of horse arena. Farming demonstrations on Saturday include stationary rake, plowing, discing, seeding, manure spreading and there will be rope making and corn shellling for all ages.

Admission is $7/per person and 10 and under/free. Children’s Barn Saturday and Sunday. Farm Teams compete both days of show.

Visit www.mcdrafthorseshow.com. For more information, contact Joe at 507-227-7845 or email jr_biren@yahoo.com. For Farm Team information, contact Travis at 507-227-9336.

For the afternoon of July 20 from 1-4pm, the 1870′s Harkin Store will have old time music by the ‘Best of the Wurst’ band. Marv and Vern and Garfield will play a variety of old time tunes. Come bring a lawn chair or blanket or enjoy the porch for the afternoon.

The 10th Annual Cycle Sunday motorcycle gathering will be held at the Lamberton City Park Sunday, July 13. The event will begin with coffee and juice, cookies and rolls at 9:30am with time to visit with other riders and scope out the bikes. The non-denominational outdoor service will begin at 10am. This years event will be in Lamberton’s downtown park, just 3 blocks south of Highway 14 and 1 block west on Main Street.

A free picnic lunch will be served following the worship service, compliments of the Lamberton Church of Christ. A short area ride will follow for anyone who would like to participate.

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Watonwan County Fair will be held Wednesday, July 16, through Sunday, July 20

Come and enjoy a traditional county fair at the Watonwan County Fairgrounds in St. James. There will be food and show vendors. Bingo every day and J&K Amusements will provide a carnival atmosphere on the midway.

There will be a tractor pull in the grandstand on Friday and an off road enduro race on Saturday; entertainment at the beer gardens every night; fireworks on Saturday after 10pm.

The Watonwan County Fair will host horse events all weekend long, including Ranch Rodeo; donkey races; mutton busting and everyone’s favorite the Horse Pull is on Saturday at 6:30pm.

Senior Citizen’s Day is Sunday with free music in the entertainment tent featuring the county sounds of Bee Kays. Bluegrass music with Barton’s Hallow on Saturday in the free entertainment tent starting at 5:30pm.

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The New Ulm American Legion and KNUJ/SAM are the primary sponsors for this year’s Bavarian Blast 5K Walk/Run to be held Saturday, July 19. The race will begin at 9am from the New Ulm Civic Center.

Pre-registration can be found online at www.itsyourrace.com. Pre-registration participate fee is $25 and if done prior to July 5, a run/walk t-shirt is guaranteed. Registration can also be done beginning at 8am the day of the event for a $30 fee.

Teams of five or more are encouraged, and if registered by July 5, they will get their own personal color team shirt.

Proceeds from this event will go towards New Ulm American Legion Community Youth projects.

All area farmers and residents with a vested interest in agriculture and water quality are invited to an important presentation on Thursday, July 24, from 4-5:30pm at the Sleepy Eye Community Center, 115 2nd Avenue NE, Sleepy Eye.

Dr. Satish Gupta, professor of soil, water and climate at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and Steve Commerford, independent agriculture and environmental consultant, New Ulm, will join forces in addressing proposed regulations from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency that will impact farming, fertilizer and manure management practices.

The meeting is sponsored by Brown County Farm Bureau and is open to the public. There is no cost to attend.

Under its new roof, the New Ulm Actors Community Theater (NUACT) will open its annual summer musical ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ on Thursday, July 24, for four shows in the State Street Theater located at 15 North State Street, New Ulm.

Shows are July 24, 25, 25, 26 at 7:30pm and a Sunday matinee on July 27 at 2pm. All seats are reserved and are available online at www.newulmact.com or by calling 507-359-9990,

The new box office located inside Door 7 of the theater (on the Washington Street side) is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11:30am-1:30pm. Tickets are also available at the door prior to the performance. Tickets prices are $15/main floor center section, which have the only blue padded seats. Side sections on the main floor and first balcony are $12.50. Side sections in the balcony are $10 and upper balcony seats are $7.50.

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Fiddler on the Roof, NUACT Production

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July 25-26 – The Verizon Wireless Center in Mankato – the Minnesota Mission of Mercy is a community service project that will provide free dental care for the many people in Minnesota facing barriers to dental care. The event is hosted by the Minnesota Dental Association and the Minnesota Dental Foundation.

Social Media Breakfast will be held Friday, July 25, 7:30-8:30am at the New Ulm Country Club

How to Use Video to Enhance Your Website & Social Media Outlets – why video is important and how it can be utilized creatively will be discussed. They will also outline methods on how to create your own video content as well as how to find and work with a professional production company. Presented by Jack Beranek & John Guggisberg, Flying Buttress Media.

Free to attend, but pre-registration is required. Register at www.smbnewulm.com.

Bring the kids for some frontier fun at the W.W. Mayo House on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 25, 26 and 27. Through games and activities, family will be introduced first-hand to daily life 150 years ago.

Tour the Mayo House for an interactive experience that has special emphasis on the life of frontier children – their chores, toys and games. In the parlor, challenge a family member to a game of Ninepins or various other 1800′s period games and make a whizzing whirlgig to take home; in the kitchen, try your hand at household chores; in the family room, practice your letters and numbers assigned as schoolwork.

The W.W. Mayo House is located at 118 N. Main Street in LeSueur. Questions, contact 507-665-3250.

The Gibbon Area Uncommon Band of Renown concludes its 2014 summer season with a farewell community concert in Gibbon City Park on Friday, July 25, beginning at 7:15pm.

Young and old alike are invited to listen to an eclectic mix of music from big band and old-time to marches to rock and movie themes. Members of the Gibbon Book Buddies will be serving hot food, beverages and their delicious pies.

On your way to the Little House on the Prairie reunion at Walnut Grove on Sunday, July 27, stop in at the Harkin Store and see what Laura and her family would have purchased at the Oleson Mercantile. This will be taking place from 1-4pm on Sunday.

The Harkin Store, which was open during the 1870′s when Laura lived in Walnut Grove, has 40% original merchandise still on the shelves. A costumed tour of the store and story of the unique bit of history told. Enjoy old-fashioned homemade egg coffee, lemonade and samples of store goods. Extra checker boards will be available for you to challenge your friends and family.

The store is located nine miles northwest of New Ulm on Nicollet County Road 21 or the bottom road or nine miles east of Fort Ridgely. For more information, call the Harkin Store at 507-354-8666 or Nicollet County at 507-934-2160.

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